I seem to remember an old-time movie called "The Day of the Killer Tomatoes". I don't remember the entire story but I do know a modern version of that I think covers most of it:
Once upon a time, in a land far away, a princess lived with her prince. One day, the prince brought his modest tomato harvest from his fields. The princess lovingly made the meager harvest into stewed tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, and salsa, so that they would have a well-stocked larder in time for the bitter winter which had been predicted. When the prince lamented that his farming skills were poor and he was worried they would not have enough to last, the princess reassured the prince that they would be well-fed over the winter, that he needn't worry and that he shouldn't seek any more tomatoes. The princess was happy with the first batch but she really didn't like all that work! The very next day, the prince bought home FIVE 5-gallon buckets of tomatoes, which he claimed had been given to him by one of their neighbors. Although a little out of sorts about the prince's decision to accept this large quantity of tomatoes due to the amount of work involved in the task, especially after she'd so kindly asked him to refrain, the princess set about the next day cleaning them, skinning them, and making them into all sorts of sauces and such. The next day she rested. On the day after that, and unbeknownst to the princess, the prince ran into the neighbor who was mowing his fields. The prince told the neighbor that he and the princess were so appreciative of the neighbor's fine tomatoes and that the princess seemed to enjoy this type of work. The neighbor responded by giving the prince FIVE more 5-gallon buckets of tomatoes, which he gleefully brought back to show the princess. The princess greeted the prince at the door and spotted the tomatoes. The prince was never seen again and the princess lived happily ever after.
The above picture shows what FIVE 5-gallon buckets of tomatoes look like!
7 comments:
Holy cow! That's a lot of tomatoes. The tomato sandwich looks nice, though!
Yes - the tomato sandwich was an almost big enough reward to make up for all the hard work!
LOL!!! That is a funny tale, Cici! I think Cathy's idea is a good one; I bet you'll never cook that many tomatoes again.
I linked your blog to my proflie on ziggs.
lol, cici I have I have to laugh with your history, dejame to organize the command and control and them shipment, you are not scared, are the amount like your tomatos, will try to raise a tomato sauce prescription as it prepares my mother-in-law (who is Italian) a good sauce for the Pizza, and pizza… great kisses with flavor tomato
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...oh my god i'm laughing so hard...where did you bury him?
I remember the year I planted 57 tomato plants! We had so many tomatoes I canned & canned! We are still eating from the caned tomato sauce, the best ever. You just keep up the hard work, & enjoy this winter & the next & the next!
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